If you’ve been bashing bad guy heads in the moody Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman:
Arkham City epics, it’s time to take a step back – in time, that is. The newest Batman video game takes you back to the events and people who come to shape the city Batman defends, and Batman himself.
As you can imagine, there is a lot more action when Batman faces a test of his character than when you spot a dropped wallet at the grocery store. Batman will be facing off with young, evil types, including the Penquin and (of course) the Joker, thanks to a bounty on his head. And you’ll be working with some new tools in your utility belt, as well.
Time Warner’s Batman: Arkham Origins is available today on PS3,
PS Vita,
Xbox 360, Wii U, Nintendo DS 3 and, of course, PC, both on
Steam and elsewhere. If you can’t pick it up right now, but you’re itching to get a taste of some Batman goodness, there’s always the free
iOS app.If you’re holding out for a deal, keep in mind that the game will also be in
Nvidia’s Holiday Bundle.
Joshua Gulick
Josh cut his teeth (and hands) on his first PC upgrade in 2000 and was instantly hooked on all things tech. He took a degree in English and tech writing with him to
Computer Power User Magazine and spent years reviewing high-end workstations and gaming systems, processors, motherboards, memory and video cards. His enthusiasm for PC hardware also made him a natural fit for covering the burgeoning modding community, and he wrote
CPU’s “Mad Reader Mod” cover stories from the series’ inception until becoming the publication editor for
Smart Computing Magazine. A few years ago, he returned to his first love, reviewing smoking-hot PCs and components, for
HotHardware. When he’s not agonizing over benchmark scores, Josh is either running (very slowly) or spending time with family.